CVE-1999-0429 describes a vulnerability in the Lotus Notes 4.5 client where encrypted emails could be sent in cleartext across the network if the "Encrypt Saved Mail" preference was not explicitly enabled by the user. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a significant risk with network-based attacks, low attack complexity, and potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor any community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decades-old flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.